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Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR – TIME

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2017-10-24 NEWS

TIME

Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR
TIME
Now, in a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in China report that they have created healthy pigs with much less body fat. Using the gene editing tool CRISPR, which can precisely edit DNA, the scientists
CRISPR‘d pigs could produce low-fat baconTechCrunch
CRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low-Fat PigsNPR
Using CRISPR to make warmer, less fatty pigsPhys.Org
Quartz –CBS San Francisco Bay Area –Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2017-10-24 NEWS

TIME

Scientists Created Low-Fat Pigs by Editing Their Genes With CRISPR
TIME
Now, in a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers in China report that they have created healthy pigs with much less body fat. Using the gene editing tool CRISPR, which can precisely edit DNA, the scientists
CRISPR‘d pigs could produce low-fat baconTechCrunch
CRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low-Fat PigsNPR
Using CRISPR to make warmer, less fatty pigsPhys.Org
Quartz –CBS San Francisco Bay Area –Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
all 23 news articles »
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2017-10-24 NEWS

Fortune

Could a New Immunotherapy Medical Approach Break the Alzheimer’s Drug Curse?
Fortune
The firms have struck a $200 million-plus research deal to find out if immunotherapy can be effective in fighting Alzheimer’s. “We seek to advance the field of immuno-neurology as a new therapeutic modality for dementia and neurodegeneration. We
Alzheimer’s immunotherapy boosted by AbbVie dealFinancial Times
AbbVie bets on Alzheimer’s immunotherapy with big biotech dealNasdaq

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TechCrunch

CRISPR‘d pigs could produce low-fat bacon
TechCrunch
We truly live in amazing times. Chinese scientists just made skinnier pigs using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Do you know what this means? Low-fat bacon! I know, I know, for some, bacon without the fat does not sound that appealing. But for those watching …
CRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low …NPR
Chinese scientists stuck a mouse gene into pigs to make 12 low-fat pigletsQuartz
CRISPR‘ Bacon? Scientists Create Low-Fat PigsCBS San Francisco Bay Area
Phys.Org –Live Science –BGR –Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2017-10-24 NEWS

MIT Technology Review

Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy
MIT Technology Review
Gene therapy, which introduces new genetic material into a person’s DNA, was developed as a revolutionary way to treat some of the rarest syndromes on earth. Drug companies have attached astronomical prices to these narrowly targeted treatments. In